Banksy unveils a series of new pieces in Gaza, Palestine

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After teasing us with a single shot on Instagram earlier this morning (GMT time), Banksy finally revealed the location of the first piece which is Gaza in Palestine. Inspired by a sculpture of Niobe, a Greek mythological figure, the first piece is entitled...

Richmond Barthé, a sculptor

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James Richmond Barthé (January 28, 1901 - March 5, 1989) was an African American sculptor known for his many public works, including the Toussaint LOuverture Monument in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and a sculpture of Rose McClendon for Frank Lloyd Wrights Fallingwater...

President Obama and Noah McQueen

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"Look Up", Shavon Meyers

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American version : Look Up – A short film by Shavon Meyers "About the film: In this new age of technology focused on social media, text messaging and instant connection, we are more disconnected than ever. In the film “Look Up” a young man learns a valuable...

Improve your memory : the POPCORN method!

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Fashion on a Ration : Fashion during the Second World War

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Facebook Twitter Pinterest Utility clothing in Britain in 1943 Fashion on the Ration, then, reckons to tell a story that is more variegated and more joyous than the usual narrative about how women spent the second world war faking stocking seams with...

‘Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic’ at the Brooklyn Museum (NYT)

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You can love or hate Kehinde Wiley’s bright, brash, history-laden, kitsch-tinged portraits of confident, even imperious young black men and women. But it is hard to ignore them, especially right now, with scores of them bristling forth from “Kehinde Wiley:...

TimesTalks : Robert Pattinson and David Cronenberg

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Robert Pattinson and David Cronenberg sit down with New York Times journalist David Carr -- www.timestalks.com. Actor Robert Pattinson ("The Twilight Saga," "Water for Elephants") and award-winning director-writer-producer David Cronenberg ("A Dangerous...

Age 6 and Applying to College (from the New York Times)

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Bart's Books / A bookstore

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Bart’s Books, at the corner of Matilija and Canada streets in Ojai, CA, is the home to the largest independently owned and operated outdoor bookstore in the U.S.A. In 1964 Bart’s Books was little more than a sparkle in the eye of Richard Bartinsdale whose...